Cell culture clarification with minimum effort
GEA kytero® Single use centrifuges
The GEA kytero® series consists of single use disk stack centrifuges designed for efficient, gentle cell harvesting.
Key benefits with GEA kytero®
Maximum yield
Our single use centrifuges for gentle cell treatment ensure highly viable cell harvesting and maximum performance.
Fast setup
The single use units are ready in minutes for process testing or small-scale production. No cleaning required, no special training.
Compact design
The space-saving GEA kytero® skids and tabletop units fit with ease in any cleanroom.
Seamless upscaling
Transfer test results from R&D to production with no effort, using the same state-of-the-art disk stack technology throughout.
GEA kytero® 10
World’s smallest single use disk stack centrifuge
Experience the first tabletop centrifuge offering superior disk stack separation – easy to operate even in the tightest cleanroom spaces!
Designed for 1–10 l bioreactors, the GEA kytero® 10 is a breakthrough for small-scale R&D facilities and biotech producers looking to achieve efficient cell harvesting and product recovery with maximum yield and high cell viability – all with a remarkably low-risk investment.
Maximum performance in tabletop format:
- Ideal for 1–10 l bioreactors
- Scalable to any disk stack separator size
- Compact tabletop design: 450 × 200 × 550 mm
- Fed-batch harvesting and high-yield perfusion operation
- Biocontainment-proof, contact-free Breezedrive® system
- No utilities except power and pressurized air
- Easiest implementation and operation
- Minimal footprint
A world-first from GEA.
Fully scalable GEA kytero® series for single use
World's first from GEA – kytero® 10 with a new machine design
GEA kytero® 10 single use centrifuge in operation
GEA kytero® 500
Single use disk stack separation – for small/medium-scale facilities
Designed to provide small or medium-scale facilities with minimum-effort fed-batch and perfusion separation, this compact, mobile skid unit processes fermentation broth from bioreactors up to 500 l.
The single use concept with aseptic, clip-on aseptic bowl and pathways reduces preparation time to minutes – no SIP/CIP required. Cutting-edge disk stack separation ensures superior efficiency, yield, and cell viability.
Efficient cell harvesting in a snap:
- Ideal for bioreactors up to 500 l
- Scalable to any disk stack separator size
- Compact dimensions: 950 x 800 x 1,800 mm
- Fed-batch harvesting and high-yield perfusion operation
- Biocontainment-proof, contact-free Breezedrive® system
- No utilities except power and pressurized air
GEA kytero® 2000
Single use disk stack separation – for medium/large-scale facilities
Designed to extend single use handling efficiency to medium or larger-scale facilities, this compact, mobile skid unit processes fermentation broth from bioreactors up to 2,000 l for fed-batch and perfusion separation.
The single use concept with aseptic, clip-on aseptic bowl and pathways reduces preparation time to minutes – no SIP/CIP required. Cutting-edge disk stack separation ensures superior efficiency, yield, and cell viability.
Maximum capacity with single use simplicity:
- Ideal for bioreactors up to 2,000 l
- Scalable to any disk stack separator size
- Compact dimensions: 1,220 x 960 x 1,810 mm
- Fed-batch harvesting and high-yield perfusion operation
- Biocontainment-proof, contact-free Breezedrive® system
- No utilities except power and pressurized air
Take your success further with these gains for your operation:
Reduced dependency
Single use centrifuges avoid extensive cleaning and validation and reduce dependency on filtration.
Secure biocontainment
100% biocontainment-proof, closed pathways and contactfree Breezedrive® system minimize risks and ensure safe, leakage-free operation.
Flexible production
All GEA kytero® machines can be operated in fed-batch harvesting and/or high-yield perfusion mode to realize diverse production strategies.
Numerous products
GEA kytero® units efficiently separate pharma compounds, food proteins or gene therapy cells from mammalian cell or bacterial fermentation broth.
Faster delivery
The operation efficiency of these single use units enables faster R&D and production results.
Next generation
The GEA kytero® concept offers a low-investment gateway to the next generation of process and development.
Test machines available now!
GEA kytero® 500 tested at CDMO ProBioGen
The GEA kytero® 500 single use pharma cell separator has been intensively tested at the globally recognized Contract Development & Manufacturing Organization (CDMO) ProBioGen, Berlin.
GEA kytero® 500 tested at ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences
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